In that statement, Nunziato called the New York Post report “inaccurate” and said “there has been some misunderstanding of the terms utilized in reports concerning a security gate at JFK which was noted in a report as being unsecured … the gate in question was NOT unlocked and was NOT reported to be unlocked. This same information was also conveyed to the Post by the Port Authority.”“The Post’s portrayal that I was at odds with Executive Director Patrick Foye’s comment regarding the report is not correct,” the statement continued.

The statement said that PBA “has repeatedly raised concerns regarding the effectiveness of the Port Authority’s Perimeter Intrusion Detection System (PIDS), procured and installed under the previous administration of former executive director Christopher Ward. Despite concerns over the security determinations made by the prior administration, Nunziato stressed: “the Port Authority’s current leadership of Chairman David Sampson, Vice Chairman Scott Rechler, Executive Director Patrick Foye and Deputy Executive Director Bill Baroni are clearly dedicated to improving Port Authority policing and security issues and we look forward to continuing to work with them toward achieving those goals.”The Post report says that since the jet skier breached the security perimeter, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has “beefed up patrols and added a round-the-clock officer to the room where the fence is monitored by security guards.

NEW YORK—The World Trade Center security team of engineers from Ducibella, Venter & Santore and integrators from Diebold spend a lot of time together.
They have official meetings at least twice a week to track progress. Since the collaboration began early this spring, long days have been the norm. And, with the Sept. 11 opening of the Memorial site approaching, longer days along with unofficial dinner and breakfast meetings are increasingly common.